LAST EDITED ON Jul-08-06 AT 09:35AM (MST)[p]have four backup plans, or maybe five!
unless you have a spot that you know is secure and tight, expect people, no matter where youre at, and expect even more people if youre near a trail, or a high mountain waterhole.
be willing to change your plans
be willing to do what other's wont - that's getting harder and harder by the year
be willing to hunt the timber and mid elevation after the opening day or two, or, after the circus of shooting has begun,
be ready to see disgusting hunting antics and things that you never would believe hunters will do to get a buck. . .
It's getting ridiculous down there! Lots of country but it's getting tough to find places where you can "hunt." I know they are out there but it's getting tougher and tougher to find them. . . Most of the time your strategies will include anticipating what other's are going to do, and then plan appropriately.
some guys say find a buck that you have a chance at on opening day, then hunt him, then, skip a few days, and hunt the mid to end of the season just because the pressure is so high for the opening few days and the deer get pushed down and scatterd. I dont like missing the opener anywhere, but I think they may be on to something (hunting the later part of the season), especially if you dont have your deer located come opening day, and even then, there's on guarantees!
Good luck, just focus and be willing to modify your approach and tactics based on hunting pressure, weather, and deer movement. .
"Roadless areas, in general, represent some of the best fish and wildlife habitat on public lands. The bad news is that there is nothing positive about a road where fish and wildlife habitat are concerned -- absolutely nothing." (B&C Professor, Jack Ward Thomas, Fair Chase, Fall 2005, p.10).